Welcome to the Feature & Follow
Gain new followers and make new friends with the Book Blogger Feature & Follow! If this is your first time here, welcome! You are about to make some new friends and gain new followers — but you have to know — the point of this hop is to follow other bloggers also. I follow you, you follow me.
The Feature & Follow is hosted by TWO hosts, Parajunkee of Parajunkee’s View and Alison of Alison Can Read. Each host will have their own Feature Blog and this way it’ll allow us to show off more new blogs!
How does this work? First you leave your name here on this post, (using the linky tools — keep scrolling!) then you create a post on your own blog that links back to this post (easiest way is to just grab the code under the #FF picture and put it in your post) and then you visit as many blogs as you can and tell them “hi” in their comments (on the post that has the #FF image). You follow them, they follow you. Win. Win. Just make sure to follow back if someone follows you!
What sets this Hop apart from others, is our Feature. Each week we will showcase a Featured Blogger, from all different genres and areas. Who is our Feature today? Find out below. Just remember it is required, if you participate, to follow our Features and you must follow the hosts (Parajunkee & Alison Can Read) as a courtesy. How do you follow someone? Well, if you have a preference, state it in your #FF post. A lot of blogs are transitioning to WordPress in which they do not have the luxury of GFC, so an RSS subscription is appreciated or if you choose an email subscription. If you don’t have GFC please state in your post how you would like to be followed.
All features are chosen randomly to be the feature. They are not chosen by content or name.
Our Feature – Vivian @ Vivaciously, Vivian
When did you start blogging?
I started my first blog on WordPress in 2008, back when I was a pretty clueless 8th grader, haha! My book blog was officially created on February 10th, 2012. I’m still quite a baby, so feel free to throw criticism in my way!
What is your favourite part of book blogging?
The connection between fellow bloggers, definitely. It’s said so often because it’s absolutely true! Especially since I don’t have many friends in the real world who are huge fans of books, book blogging has led me to meet so many wonderful individuals. Reading the posts of fellow bloggers as well as their comments on my posts fill me with a special sort of happiness. Sorry if that sounds a bit mushy -blush- but I really mean it. I’ve joined many online worlds, but this is the first virtual world that I’ve joined that offers such a strong feeling of support, spirit, and love. It’s really amazing!
What is your favourite book(s)?
To choose absolute favourites, wow. “Anne of Green Gables” (as well as all the follow up books on Anne) by Lucy M. Montgomery will always take up a big chunk of my book-lover’s heart! In modern-day times, I love anything written by Shannon Hale, but particularly “River Secrets”! Of course, countless more books have stolen my heart, but to be honest, these two have always shone a tad bit brighter for me!
What has been the best thing that has happened to you because of book blogging?
The voice of my starving love for books is finally being heard by others but also myself. As I’ve also mentioned in my answer to the featured question, there was a gap of a few years that I just felt so detached from books, I was so ashamed of myself for it. After starting book blogging, there has not been a day that I’ve spent time reading, or even writing a review. I’m so grateful that I’ve opened up again to all books. That’s, of course, not just from blogging by myself, but also from all of you other bloggers for inspiring me to, so thank you!
Q: What drove you to start book blogging in the first place?
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To join the fun and make new book blogger friends, just follow these simple rules:
- (Required) Follow the Follow My Book Blog Friday Hosts {Parajunkee & Alison Can Read}
- (Required) Follow our Featured Bloggers
- Put your Blog name & URL in the Linky thing. You can also grab the code if you would like to insert it into your posts.
- Grab the button up there and place it in a post, this post is for people to find a place to say “hi” in your comments and that they are now following you.
- If you are using WordPress or another CMS that doesn’t have GFC (Google Friends Connect) state in your posts how you would like to be followed
- Follow Follow Follow as many as you can, as many as you want, or just follow a few. The whole point is to make new friends and find new blogs. Also, don’t just follow, comment and say hi. Another blogger might not know you are a new follower if you don’t say “HI”
- If someone comments and says they are following you, be a dear and follow back. Spread the Love…and the followers
- If you’re new to the follow friday hop, comment and let me know, so I can stop by and check out your blog!
Happy Follow Friday! Come back at midnight CST for the Facebook & Twitter hop!!
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I like your answer LOL, I had to think because its been so long ago and all the fun I have had its just flew by.
Thanks for hosting! I just posted my response at:
http://www.create-with-joy.com/2012/07/book-blogger-hop-feature-follow-week-of-july-13-2012.html
Thanks for featuring me!! SOORRRY, but you’ve got my answer for the featured question wrong! XD You can find my real answer here::
http://vivaciously-vivian.blogspot.ca/2012/07/feature-follow-4.html
Thank you!
Sincerely,
Vivian
Silly me XD I take that all back!
Has anyone visited every single blog on the hop? I think I’m going to make that my goal…eventually. Clear a week/weekend and just visit everyone’s blog and comment.
I like that idea, lets make a thing of it! Whoever still has fingers by the end wins!
I’m going for it, but I’m only on blog #9. And it’s been 4 hours.
LOL loved your answer! I started blogging to gain friends that also liked reading.I too didn’t know about free books until I started blogging.
Great answer!! One of my favorite parts about blogging is making new friends who love to read!!
I started because my poor hubby had to listen to all crap about this book and that book, now he still has to hear it, and then read about it!
Ohh that’s actually an interesting reason! Look at your blog now
My FF
Thats sounds like you made your life out of blogging once you realised how fun it was
You say that’s boring, but I think that sounds really interesting and it’s the first different answer I’ve seen so far hopping through.
Have a great Friday and weekend!
My FF
I think that’s brilliant. I think that the best way to learn about something is to do it. But you have to admit the free books are a great perk. ;o)
Yes, the free books is also one of the things that interested me in blogging.
Still interesting story though! Not many can say they started for that!
Me, I just love to read and okay it started because I wanted to win a contest, but I kept the blog going even though I lost! And I wish I could get so many free books!
Here’s my Friday Hops
I was the other featured blogger!!
Have a GREAT weekend!
Old Follower
That’s kinda funny that you started as a learning tool and it evolved into this great blog! Free books are nice too. Old follower.
Happy Friday!
Jennifer @ Feminist Fairy Tale Reviews
http://feministfairytalereviews.blogspot.com/2012/07/follow-friday-33-and-tgif-21.html
The thing that drew me in was the reading challenges and keeping track of them. I love a good challenge.
Reading With My Eyes Shut.
Wonderful answers Viv!
http://thedailyprophecy.blogspot.nl/2012/07/feature-follow-8.html
I think blogging for marketing is a pretty smart way to do it really though! A great way to learn – and you’re sharing something that you love. A great combination
The Brunette Librarian Blog
That is so interesting that is how you came to it…now it’s a fun venue for you and you help so many others too! : )
Not boring! I’m an author so my reason was pretty much the same! Thanks for hosting this every week! It’s ingenious and SOOOO helpful! Happy Friday! (My FF post is on lkhill.blogspot.com and musingsonfantasia.blogspot.com! I’m an email follower.)
My wife and I are very new to the blog hop. I hope we are doing this correcting. LOL
Such a cool event! I followed you on Twitter and am off to follow more fabulous book bloggers. Thanks!
Thanks for hosting a new event! I have just started to participate
Emily @ anythinginfantasy.blogspot.com
Hello, excited to be participating. Please follow back at http://nettesbookshelf.blogspot.com
Thanks!
following via linky under Nette
Hey there! I’m new to your blog and this feature and follow! What a great way to follow new blogs and get new followers as well! Here is my blog :
http://cheerfulreviews.blogspot.com
Some help? I can’t figure out to use the Feature and Follow… help would be nice.. Thanks.